Congenital heart disease represents the most common cause of neonatal death.

-Neonatal screening, which previously only made in cases of risk, has become a key diagnostic weapon

-the results in recent years offer 85% of prenatal diagnosis, with the consequent positive impact on the survival and future quality of life of the newborn

Bilbao, 2011-December congenital heart diseases are the most common malformation in the newborn, which affects 8-9 of every 1000, and is the most common cause of neonatal death among all congenital malformations that are usually.

Dr. Alvaro Gorostiaga Ruiz-Garma, responsible for the ultrasound unit of the Hospital de Basurto, explained this fact during a special conference held Friday at the Euskalduna Palace to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the gynaecology service of the Hospital de Basurto.

Thus, the expert pointed out that neonatal screening has become necessary because with the development of high-resolution ultrasound, it has become the fundamental diagnostic weapon ”.

In this sense, responsible for the ultrasound unit of Bilbao hospital has affected echocardiography has shown to detect most cases prenatally ” but, as pointed out, has been classically practiced to high-risk patients ”.

However, routine screening of all pregnant women, it has opened in hospitals as the Basurto, backed last reference, made up of gynecologists ecografistas and pediatric cardiologists unit.

The results in recent years offer 85% of prenatal diagnosis, with the consequent positive impact on the survival and future quality of life of the newborn.

the service of gynaecology and obstetrics of the Hospital de Basurto has held this Friday, 16 December 2012, at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao its fortieth anniversary with a day of special lectures of experts, which has been opened by the Health Minister of the Department of health and consumption of the Basque Government, Rafael Bengoa, and managing director of the Center bilbainoJulen Ballestero.

In particular, this meeting of experts, from the hand of Dr. Miguel Lopez Valverde, head of the gynaecology and obstetrics of the Centre, has reviewed through several papers the history of the service, as well as the different advances and phases by which they happened.

Also, the event raised pregnancy beyond the age of 40 and the evolution that has suffered attendance at childbirth. Among other topics, the experts event has also sought of cervical cancer, and used for the treatment of gynecological cancers robotics.